'The ultimate Camp statement: it's good because it's awful.' These two classic essays were the first works of criticism to break down the boundaries between 'high' and 'low' culture, and made Susan Sontag a literary sensation. Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit...(展开全部)

On a momentous visit to the aquarium, Elliot discovers his dream pet: a penguin. It's just proper enough for a straight-laced boy like him. And when he asks his father if he may have one (please and thank you), his father says yes. Elliot should have realized that Dad probably thought he meant a stuffed penguin and not a real one . . . Clever illustrations and a wild surprise e...(展开全部)

托妮·布茨欧 托妮以前在学校图书馆工作过十六年，现为全职作家。有一次，她去访问一所小学，在教师办公室听到了一个男孩和他偷来的企鹅的趣闻，便一下子爱上了这个都市传奇，由此创作了这部作品。托妮有很多非常受欢迎的作品，包括《灯塔上的圣诞节》《安妮去幼儿园的大冒险》《安妮去工作的大冒险》《水手箱》《准备好了吗，闲逛的小鸭子》《小笨蛋和爸爸》等。 戴维·斯莫尔 戴维的作品《如果你想当总统……》获得了凯迪克金奖，《园丁》（文字作者是他的妻子和亲密的合作伙伴萨拉·斯图尔特）获得了凯迪克银奖，以图像小说形式创作的自传《缝不起来的童年》获得了美国国家图书奖提名。同时他也是儿童文学作品《妞妞的鹿角》的文字作者和插图作者。另一本书《特别的恐龙日》（文字作者是艾莉丝·布洛奇）荣获E.B.怀特插图奖。迄今为止，戴维已为四十多本书绘制了插图。

Smith's beautifully crafted love letter to her friend Robert Mapplethorpe functions as a memento mori of a relationship fueled by a passion for art and writing. Her elegant eulogy lays bare the chaos and the creativity so embedded in that earlier time and in Mapplethorpe's life and work.

In Just Kids, Patti Smith’s first book of prose, the legendary American artist offers a never-before-seen glimpse of her remarkable relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in the epochal days of New York City and the Chelsea Hotel in the late sixties and seventies. An honest and moving story of youth and friendship, Smith brings the same unique, lyrical quality to J...(展开全部)

Smith's beautifully crafted love letter to her friend Robert Mapplethorpe functions as a memento mori of a relationship fueled by a passion for art and writing. Her elegant eulogy lays bare the chaos and the creativity so embedded in that earlier time and in Mapplethorpe's life and work.

In Just Kids, Patti Smith’s first book of prose, the legendary American artist offers a never-before-seen glimpse of her remarkable relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in the epochal days of New York City and the Chelsea Hotel in the late sixties and seventies. An honest and moving story of youth and friendship, Smith brings the same unique, lyrical quality to J...(展开全部)

You can’t choose your in-laws. One beautiful morning, Zhang Dongsheng pushes his wealthy in-laws off a mountain – the perfect crime. Or so he thinks. Even though the murders were as carefully choreographed as a play, he did not expect that three teenagers had caught him in the act. But Zhang Dongsheng seriously underestimated the smarts of those three kids. . . Dark, murky and ...(展开全部)

This book is for children aged 9 and up, and their parents, who may or may not have a technical background. This book is tailored around the central idea of introducing electronics as a fun and a curiosity-inducing exercise. This book can act as a bonding exercise between parent and child over a single weekend.

This book is for children aged 9 and up, and their parents, who may or may not have a technical background. This book is tailored around the central idea of introducing electronics as a fun and a curiosity-inducing exercise. This book can act as a bonding exercise between parent and child over a single weekend.